14 Films in competition for 13th IFFK
- IndiaGlitz, [Saturday,November 01 2008]
The selection committee for the 13th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) has finalized films in the Indian, Malayalam and competition categories. The festival is all set to begin in the capital city on December 12. The State cultural minister M. A. Baby announced the list of 14 films selected in competition category, seven in the Indian films category and seven in the Malayalam films category.
The films selected for the competition section includes ''My Marlon and Brando'' directed by Hussain Karabaw (Turkey),'' La Maison Jauni ''(France-Algeria),'' Miilteci'' directed by Reis Celix (Turkey), Taro Shai Gulsary (Kazakhstan) and malayalam films Aakashagopuram'' and ''Adayalangal'' . The films that will be shown in the Indian cinema category include the Tamil films Priyadarshan's 'Kanchivaram', and M3V (Mudhal Mudhal Mudhal Varai).
The Malayalam films selected by the committee are T.V.Chandran's 'Vilapangalkappuram', Ranjith's 'Thirrakatha', Madhupal's 'Thalapavu', 'Kathaparayumbol', 'Lap Top', 'Manjadikkuru' and Jayaraj's 'Gulmohar'. The committee watched 179 films from India and abroad before finalizing the final list.